The Waverley novels, by Sir Walter Scott, complete in 12 vol., printed from the latest English ed., embracing the author's last corrections, prefaces & notes.

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when he is informed that the cart awaits him, Morris arose; but when on
his legs, appeared to hesitate.'' I tell thee, man, fear nothing," reiterated
Campbell; " I will keep my word with you —Why, thou sheep's heart, how
do ye ken but we may pick up some speerings of your valise, if ye will be
amenable to gude counsel? - Our horses are ready. Bid the Justice fareweel, man, and show'your southern breeding."
Morris, thus exhorted and encouraged, took his leave, under the escort
of Mr. Campbell; but, apparently, new scruples and terrors had struck
him before they left the house, for I heard Campbell reiterating assurances
of safety and protection as they left the ante-room - " By the soul of my
body, man, thou'rt as safe as in thy father's kailyard —Zounds! that a
chield wi' sic a black beard, should hae nae mair heart than a hen-partridge!
-Come on wi' ye, like a frank fallow, arnes and for aye."
The voices died away, and the subsequent trampling of their horses
announced to us that they had left the mansion of Justice Inglewood.
The joy which that worthy magistrate received at this early conclusion
of a matter which threatened him with some trouble in his judicial capacity, was somewhat damped by reflection on what his clerk's views of the
transaction might be at his return. "Now, I shall have Jobson on my
shoulders about these d d papers — I doubt I should not have destroyed
them, after all-But hang it! it is only paying his fees, and that will
make all smooth-And now, Miss Die Vernon, though I have liberated all
the others, I intend to sign a writ for committing you to the custody of.Mother Blakes, my old housekeeper, for the evening, and we will send for
my neighbour Mrs. Musgrave, and the Miss Dawkins, and your cousins, and
have old Cobs the fiddler, and be as merry as the maids; and Frank Osbaldistone and I will have a carouse that will make us fit company for you in
half afi hour."
"Tha;nks, most worshipful," returned Miss Vernon; "but, as matters
stand, we must return instantly to Osbaldistone-I-Iall, where they do not
know what has become of us, and relieve my uncle of his anxiety on moy
cousin's account, which is just the same as if one of his own sons were
concerned."
"I believe it truly," said the Justice; "for when his eldest son, Archie,
came to a bad end, in that unlucky affair of Sir John Frenwick's, old IIildebrand used. to hollow out his name as readily as any of the remaining
six, and then complain that he could not recollect which of his sons had
been hanged. So, pray hasten home, and relieve his paternal solicitude,
since go ye must. But hark thee.hither, heath-blossom," he said, pulling
her towards him by the hand, and in a good-humoured tone of admonition,
"another time let the law take its course, without putting your pretty finger
into her old musty pie, all full of fragments of law gibberish-French and
dog-Latin And, Die, my beauty, let young fellows show each other the
way through the moors, in case you should lose your own road, while you
are pointing out theirs, my pretty Will o' the Wisp."
With this admonition, he saluted and dismissed Miss Vernon, and took
an equally.kind farewell of me.
"Thou seems to be a good tight lad, Mr. Frank, and I remember thy
father too - he was my playfellow at school. thark thee, lad, - ride early
at night, and don't swagger with chance passengers on the king's highway.
What, man! all the king's liege subjects are.not bound to understand
joking, and it's ill cracking jests on matters of felony. *And here's- poor
Die Vernon too-in a manner alone and- deserted on the face of this wide
earth, and left to ride, and run, and scamper, at her own silly pleasure.
Thou must be careful of Die, or, egad, I will turn a young fellow again on
*purpose, and fight thee myself, although I must own it would be a great
deals of trouble. And now, get ye both gone; and leave me to my pipe of
tobacco, and my meditations; for what says the song